''Leucas'' is a genus of plants in the family

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, first described by Robert Brown in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of Africa, and southern and eastern Asia ( Iran, India,

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, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a few species in Queensland and on various islands in the Indian Ocean.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Species

''The Plant List'' recognises 133 accepted species (including infraspecific names): * ''Leucas abyssinica'' ** Leucas abyssinica var. argyrophylla, var. ''argyrophylla'' ** Leucas abyssinica var. brachycalyx, var. ''brachycalyx'' * ''Leucas aequistylosa'' * ''Leucas aggerestris'' * ''Leucas alba'' * ''Leucas alluaudii'' * ''Leucas anandaraoana'' * ''Leucas angularis'' * ''Leucas angustissima'' * ''Leucas argentea'' ** Leucas argentea var. neumannii, var. ''neumannii'' * ''Leucas aspera'' * ''Leucas bakeri'' * ''Leucas beddomei'' * ''Leucas biflora'' * ''Leucas bracteosa'' * ''Leucas calostachys'' ** Leucas calostachys var. schweinfurthii, var. ''schweinfurthii'' * ''Leucas capensis'' * ''Leucas cephalantha'' * ''Leucas cephalotes'' * ''Leucas chinensis'' ** Leucas chinensis f. riukiuensis, f. ''riukiuensis'' * ''Leucas ciliata'' * ''Leucas clarkei'' * ''Leucas collettii'' * ''Leucas cuneifolia'' * ''Leucas decemdentata'' ** Leucas decemdentata var. angustifolia, var. ''angustifolia'' ** Leucas decemdentata var. sebastiana, var. ''sebastiana'' * ''Leucas deflexa'' ** Leucas deflexa var. biglomerulata, var. ''biglomerulata'' ** Leucas deflexa var. deflexa, var. ''deflexa'' ** Leucas deflexa var. kondowensis, var. ''kondowensis'' * ''Leucas densiflora'' * ''Leucas deodikarii'' * ''Leucas dhofarensis'' * ''Leucas diffusa'' * ''Leucas discolor'' * ''Leucas ebracteata'' * ''Leucas ellipticifolia'' * ''Leucas eriostoma'' ** Leucas eriostoma var. lanata, var. ''lanata'' * ''Leucas flagellifera'' * ''Leucas fulvipila'' * ''Leucas glabrata'' * ''Leucas grandis'' * ''Leucas hagghierensis'' * ''Leucas helferi'' * ''Leucas helianthemifolia'' * ''Leucas helicterifolia'' * ''Leucas hephaestis'' * ''Leucas hirta'' * ''Leucas hirundinaris'' * ''Leucas hyssopifolia'' * ''Leucas inflata'' * ''Leucas jamesii'' * ''Leucas kishenensis'' * ''Leucas lamiifolia'' * ''Leucas lanata'' * ''Leucas lanceifolia'' * ''Leucas lavandulifolia'' * ''Leucas longifolia'' * ''Leucas macrantha'' * ''Leucas manipurensis'' * ''Leucas marrubioides'' * ''Leucas martinicensis'' * ''Leucas masaiensis'' ** Leucas masaiensis var. tricrenata, var. ''tricrenata'' ** Leucas masaiensis var. venulosa, var. ''venulosa'' * ''Leucas mathewiana'' * ''Leucas menthifolia'' ** Leucas menthifolia var. fulva, var. ''fulva'' ** Leucas menthifolia var. menthifolia, var. ''menthifolia'' * ''Leucas milanjiana'' * ''Leucas minimifolia'' * ''Leucas minutiflora'' * ''Leucas montana'' * ''Leucas mukerjiana'' * ''Leucas mwingensis'' * ''Leucas nepetifolia'' * ''Leucas neufliseana'' * ''Leucas neuflizeana'' * ''Leucas nubica'' * ''Leucas nutans'' * ''Leucas nyassae'' ** Leucas nyassae var. velutina, var. ''velutina'' * ''Leucas oligocephala'' ** Leucas oligocephala var. bowalensis, var. ''bowalensis'' ** Leucas oligocephala var. oligocephala, var. ''oligocephala'' * ''Leucas ovata'' * ''Leucas pearsonii'' * ''Leucas pechuelii'' * ''Leucas penduliflora'' * ''Leucas pilosa'' * ''Leucas prostrata'' * ''Leucas pseudoglabrata'' * ''Leucas pubescens'' * ''Leucas rosmarinifolia'' * ''Leucas royleoides'' * ''Leucas ruspoliana'' * ''Leucas samhaensis'' * ''Leucas sebaldiana'' * ''Leucas sexdentata'' * ''Leucas sivadasaniana'' * ''Leucas somalensis'' * ''Leucas songeana'' * ''Leucas spiculifera'' * ''Leucas spiculifolia'' * ''Leucas stachydiformis'' * ''Leucas stelligera'' * ''Leucas stormsii'' * ''Leucas stricta'' * ''Leucas subarcuata'' * ''Leucas suffruticosa'' * ''Leucas teres'' * ''Leucas tettensis'' * ''Leucas tomentosa'' * ''Leucas tsavoensis'' * ''Leucas urticifolia'' * ''Leucas urundensis'' * ''Leucas usagarensis'' * ''Leucas vestita'' ** Leucas vestita var. angustifolia, var. ''angustifolia'' ** Leucas vestita var. oblongifolia, var. ''oblongifolia'' ** Leucas vestita var. sericostoma, var. ''sericostoma'' * ''Leucas virgata'' * ''Leucas volkensii'' * ''Leucas welwitschii'' * ''Leucas wightiana'' * ''Leucas wilsonii'' * ''Leucas zeylanica'' ** Leucas zeylanica var. walkeri, var. ''walkeri'' A new species, ''Leucas sahyadriensis'' Sunojk., has recently been described and is Endemism, endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India.

References

Leucas, Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) {{Lamiaceae-stub